“Getting out of bed to get to set on time was painful. My lower back throbbed; my shoulders — even my wrists — hurt. I didn’t have an appetite. I would go two days without a bite of food, and you know how big of a deal food is for me,” she wrote.

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“I couldn’t figure out why I was so unhappy. I blamed it on being tired and possibly growing out of the role: ‘Maybe I’m just not a goofy person anymore. Maybe I’m just supposed to be a mom,’ ” she also shared.

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Teigen has received messages of support on social media since opening up about her battle, and the star took to Twitter in the wake of the essay to offer a few more thoughts.

“Important note: please don’t feel like you have to tiptoe around me! It is the most uncomfortable feeling ahhhh only downside to sharing PPD,” Teigen tweeted.

In a followup post, she wrote: “All of a sudden everyone’s ‘how are you!’ turns to ‘how arrrrrr you??????’ know what I’m saying? No? Yes? Ah.”

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